HP5 vs. Tri-x

[deanimator]

Tri-X is not a high contrast film.

The formula changed significantly 5 or 6 years ago...less silver although Kodak refuse to go into details.

Many photographers I know either stocked up on thousands of rolls of the original (deep frozen) or moved away to HP5 or Fuji Neopan.

A few good alternatives with similar properties can be obtained from the Czech and Polish manufacturers.

 

[jstuedle]

I always liked Tri-X, but it seems Kodak has lessened the quality standard they set so many years ago. I still like it, and voted for it, but it's more because old habits die hard. It's not the same film I grew up with.